Richard H. Cox has doctorates in theology, psychology, and medicine and has been awarded three honorary degrees (DSc, DHL, PsyD). He has served as Lecturer, Professor, Dean, and President of multiple institutions of higher learning and has published numerous books, chapters, and articles; original arrangements of instrumental music; and paintings. He and his (deceased) psychologist wife were consultants to many retirement communities. He continues his activities now in his ninety-seventh year and lives in a retirement village in North Carolina.